Flashcards on Using 'Can' and Object Pronouns
Using 'Can' and Object Pronouns: A Student's Guide
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Grammar: Can and Object Pronouns
18 cards
Card 1
Question: What do we use 'can' and 'can't' (cannot) for?
Answer: To talk about ability (e.g., I can play the piano. My grandmother can't drive).
Card 2
Question: How do we form questions with 'can' in English?
Answer: We put 'can' before the subject. (E.g., Can you speak Portuguese? What can he cook?)
Card 3
Question: Does the form of 'can' change depending on the person (I/You/He/She/It/We/They)?
Answer: No. We use the same form for all persons: I/You/He/She/It/We/They can + verb.
Card 4
Question: Make the negative form of: 'You play the violin.' using 'can'.
Answer: You can't play the violin.
Card 5
Question: How do you give a short answer to the question: 'Can he cook Chinese food?'
Answer: Yes, he can. / No, he can't.
Card 6
Question: How do we say someone is good or bad at something using 'can' or 'can't' and 'well'?
Answer: We use can/can't + well to express ability: She can speak English well. They can't swim well.
Card 7
Question: Define 'object' in a sentence with an example.
Answer: The object is the noun that comes after the verb. E.g., I like cookies. (cookies is the object).
Card 8
Question: What are object pronouns and when do we use them?
Answer: They are pronouns that replace the object when we already know which noun it refers to. E.g., Emily... I like her. (her = Emily).
Card 9
Question: Write the pair: subject pronoun → object pronoun for 'I'.
Answer: I → me.
Card 10
Question: Write the pair: subject pronoun → object pronoun for 'he' and 'she'.
Answer: he → him; she → her.